Machine for measuring textile fabric and computing the price thereof.



J. C. GEBHART.

NG TEXTILE FABRIC AND CGMPUTHJG THE PRICE THEREOF.

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MCHNE FOR NIEASUHIN GEBHAHT. G TEXTILE ABHIC AND COMPUHNG THE PHICE THEREOF. APPLacATlor-l FILED Amm. 1917.

Faene Jam, i, 1918;

SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I. C. GEBHAIIT.

MACHINE FOR IIIEASURING TEXTILE FABRIC AND COMPUTING THE PRICE THEREOF,

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To'avZZ whom it, may concern: Be it known that I, v

OHN C. GEBHART,

Smv Louis, inthe county oSt. Louis and Stateof Missouri, have invented neW` and useful Improvements in Machines for Measuring Textile Fabric and Computing the Pricel Thereof, ofl which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to an improved machinefor measuring textile, fabric and computing the .price thereof. The invention proposes a 'machine Aof the type wherein the measuring and price computing operations arel due to the movementv of the cloth be tween rollers. .l

The principal object of the invention is to l provide a lmachine of the character described having means' of novel and efficient character for automatically effecting the zero-setting of the movable element of the length measuring and price computing means in connection with a manual voperation necessary upon the completion of the operation of, the machine,vthereby to reduce the number of manual operations required with the resultant advantages-pf facilitating use and.

reducing liabilit f''e'rror.

A furtherfobJect of the invention is to rovide certain novel and advantageous features of construction and organization in a machine of the' specific type disclosed in my pending application Serial No.84,899.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, 'wherein Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view *slightlymodified construction of amachine in which the features of the invention are incorporated;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig.4 1; -1 Fig. 3 is a' plan view thereof,- broken away and in section;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line partly Fig. l5 is a detail sectional' view showing certain gear elements which operatively con;

" dicating sca e;

" Fig. 6 -s'a v1ew-' similarito`li`ig. 1

frig. `7 -i's a vertical Sectienn viewlof the,

construction shownin Fig. 6..

Similar' characters of reference designate Vf'ipeeilcationof Letters Patent. Appiicauqnuieiprn27,4191?. serial No. 165,020.

Patented Jan.' v1', 1918.

lcorresponding parts throughout .theseveral views.

Referring to Figs. 1 5: The'mchine dis-jclosed is', as to its principal parts, generally similar in structure, organization and mode of operation-to the machine discloseldlinmy ending application. SerialV No. 4 150,113'.

hus,the fabric to be measured isdra'tfvvn'bei tween upper and lowerrolli's 1 "and'2,"the.

upper roller servinglas a pjewer rollerfor the' operation vof the drum B whichV carries the length indicating scale 4 and the 'price value chart ,5, the latter co-acti'ngwith a scale 6 for indicating price per yard.' The drum 3 is mounted on a shaft 7 which`jisf located above `and extends at-aright 'angle to the shaft Supon which the roller 1l is mounted. The shaft 8 is geared to theshait 7 whose operation is controlled by a'suitable clutch. Upon the completion of the opera' tion of the machine, the said clutch is 'oper-V ated to free lthe shaft 7 andthe drumf-l is thereupon restored to its initialposition or zero-set by a coil spring 13,-th'eiZerosetting movement of said drum being limited bythe engagement of a lu 1,5 provided at one end thereof with a fixe stop.l lug 14." When the required length of fabric ha'sbeen measured, the edge or margin of the fabricA is'cut'by'a knife 17, the slit thus made showing thefline alongwhich the measured fabricis to be cut or turned. ,Q

The operating parts are inclosed in aQr-suitable casing 16 havin a slot 22 in its side and front Walls whic registers witha slot 23 inthe side and front walls off an yinner 'casing 18 and through which the' fabric, isy

moved during the operationof the machine. The casing 18 furnishes support for therollers land 2; andthe knife 17 preferably 'works within saidcasing 18 and co-acts with y a stationary'blade 24 secured to a sidewall ofsaid casing-"just below the slot 22, said knife 'beingmounted on a lrock shaftl'lt journaled in the casings16and18 and provided ith lan externalv spring-held yoperating le# ver 75. `4 The power 'for thel operation ofthedrum 3 is applied atonefend thereofij The relalvtion of the druxnandthe 'casing 16I is such i that a 4cl'eara1j1ce29y isprovided, at one end of said drum y in `which is .arlgangedI `"zt-,worm wheel 30 mounted on the shaft 7 Tlieworm wheel ,3,0 forms the last' el'exnent ofthe gear-- rooy y y '3lc for which the section 31 is provided with slots 31d. Thebore of the section 31a incloses a spring 36 which tends to mov e the sections 3l and 31" outward and thereby compensates for wear of the miter gears 33 and 34. The sections 31 and 31b have their bearing in a sleeve 37.V The shatt- 32 is carried by a-bracket 39 whose ends are equipped with cone bearings 40 for said shaft. The cone bearing 4() adjacent the miter gearing 34 has an opening through it whereby it may be Iittedvpivotally upon a xed post 4l about which the bracket 39 may swing. Said bracket at its free end is acted upon by a spring 42 which insures the etiicient engagement of the worm and worm wheel 30 and thus compensates for wear or the defective fitting of these elements.

That portion of the casing which incloses the drum 3 is provided with end spider frames 43 which carry cone bearings 44 and 45 for the shaft 7. It is preferred to provide end closure plates 46 at the outer sides of tle spider frames 43. The spider i-'raine 43 which adjoins the spring 13 carries a piu 47 to which the outer end of the spring 13 is v secured and also carries the stop lug 14 previously mentioned. The spider frame 43 at the `opposite end oii the machine carries the post 41 upon which the bracket 39 is pivoted as above described.

The clutch by. which the operation of the drum 3 is controlled comprises a movable member 48 and a fixed member 49, the latter being carried by or formed with the worm Wheel 30. The member 48 is slidably mounted on a hub 50 of the drum 3 and is provided with inwardly directed guide and coupling arms 51- which have a close sliding lit in openings formed in the spokes 5i? which con# nect the hub 50 and the frame. The member 48 is moved toward the member 49 by a spring 53 which surrounds the hub 50 and bears against the member 48 and the spokes 52. The hub 50 and the shaft 7 are formed with registering longitudinal slots 54 and the clutdh member 48 carries a transverse pin which projects through said slots. For the purpose of disengaging the clutch ele-y ments 48 and 49, a stem 56 is provided, said stem having a sliding fit in the bores of the shaft 7 and of the cone bearing 45 and engaging the pin 55 with its free end.

The Worm Wheel 30 is loose on theshaft 7 and operates the drum 3 by virtue of the arrangement of the arms 51 in the openings in the spokes 52 and of the arrangementot the pin 55 in the slots 54. W hen the clutch member 43 is disengaged from the clutch member 49 by the inward movement ofthe 7e stem 56, the spring 13, which has been tenA sioned during the rotation of the drum, acts on the shaft 7 to restore the drum to its initial position, the pin 55 transmitting the rotation of s aid shaft to said drum. i

The construction as above described.- is similar to that shown in my said pending application Serial No. 150,113. The machine disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, and 5 diil'ers, however, from the machine of my so said co-pending application in that the support for the upper roller 1 is movably mounted and the support for the lower roller is stationary, The lower ,roller 2is supported at its ends by standards 57 formed with or sri .secured to the casinglS. The shaft 8. o?

the roller 1 is supported in the frame 58 whose side bars are pivoted, as at 59, to supporting lugs or ears carried by the casing 18, the pivots 59 being/located at the side of al) the roller 1 opposite that which is adj'oinei bythe knife 17. The sleeve 37 which pro vides a bearing for the shaft 31 is supported from the i ame 58 in such manner that it. participates in the movement of said frame about the pivots 59. For this ,p1'1rposesaid sleeve has a recessed boss or lug 60 (Fig. closely fitting over an extension of one ot the pivots 59 and also an arm 61 terminaiting in a sleeve which closely surrounds the 10o shaft S. 'The frame 53 is preferablyprovided with an arm 62 against which the gears 33 are stepped. The frame 58 normally occupies a horizontal plane `and is' held in such position by helical springs 63 105 which coimect its side ,bars With the stand`\ ards 57. The action of the springs 63 is te hold the roller 1 in strong contact. Withthe roller Qand thereby insure the application lij.' they fabric of di'ivingpon crto the roller 1. 110

1n order lo permit the removal of the Jfab ric when the operation of the machine has been completed, the frame 58 is aised against thetension ot the springs 63; and for the purpose oi raising said frame, it is ypreferred.to employ the mechanism shown which comin-isses a lerer 64'arranged enter nally of the casing 16 and mounted on a post 65 3) .vlncn is journaled in the casings 16 and 18, said post havingl within the casing 12e 18 a ringer 66 arranged to engage the under face of the end bar of the frame 58. B y de` pressing the lever 64, the finger 66 is actuated to raise the frame 58 about its pivot 59,

as is obvious. 126

In order to hold the' frame 58 in its ele vated position and thereby to maintain the ,Y

spacing of the rollers l and 2, a latch lever 67 isarranged to engage under a lug 68 cal# ried by said frame. The said'latch lever is lil.

incarico pro'videdivitha laterally projecting pin 69 having an external headand by means of `which'Arysaid levermay be'actuated to disen- "gage' the lug'68 andl thereby permit the downward movement of the frame 58 and the consequent contact of the rollers l and 2.

Toreffect theautomatic operation of the clutch, one of the pivots '59 is 'actuated as a ,rock shaft by the frame 58 and yis provided Withan upright lever 70. The spider 4:3 which adj oins the Worm Wheel 4:9 is provided with anA outwardly yprojecting lug 7l to which is pivot'ed a two-armed lever 7 2 Whose lower arm is4 connected by 'a'linlr 73 tothe lever 70 and Whose upper arm is somewhat loosely -pivoted to an'extension of the stein 56. It will be apparent t-hat.vvhen theframe 58 is raised by the actuationI of thel lever 64 inthe manner described, the trainlof'rparts 70, 73 and 7:2 Will eifect an inward-movement of the stem 56 and a consequent disengagefinentof the clutch element 48 'from the clutch element 49. Thereupon, the spring 13 operates the druinB to effect the zero- -setting of the scale 4 and chart v5. Onthe otherhand, when the pin 69 is actuated to provide for the lowering-of the frame 58 and the consequent contact of the rollers 1 and 2,

'the same train of parts 70, 73 and ',72 operetes Athe stem 56 to permit the engagement of the clutch element- 4 8 with the clutch element 49 whereby the drum 3 will be driven from the roller 1.-

The modiiied-constr'uction shown in Figs. 6 and follows the .construction shown in my said pending application, Serial No. 150,113in the respects noted. Bothof the rollers l and 2 are, however, mounted rin linedA bearingsfand have their outeredges chamfered to facilitate the introduction bevbracket secured to a side Wall of the casing 18; and the vertical arm of said lever is connected by link 73 to the Alower end ofa two-armed lever 72t1 mounted on a supporting lug 71a and having its upper end loosely pivoted tothe pin 56. The horizontal arm of the lever "(0a is connected by a linK 77 to` the knife 17 Which when operated to slit the fabric effects the disengagement of the clutch elements through the connections described, as will be obvious.

I claim as my invention-q l. In a machine of the class described, inl

combination, length measuring rnd price computing 1. ans including a'chart and a part coacting with the chart to indicate length and price thereon. said chart and part Len g vrelatively mov; ne companion elements a! pair of 'rollers,.gearingi between one or said rollers and. the movable element l lof saidmeans, including a clutch havingl relativel @movable elements, means for resetting e movable element ofsaid means when thevclutch .elements are disengaged, 'a

'slidablej stem operative to eect the disengagement of clutch elements, an extering'a tn afar-med leverl pivoted-at its upper end to said stein, a third lever operated by said externally accessible lever and a .link

connecting'r4 said lthird., lever` and Ithe ;lo`vver cnd'of'said tWo-armed-lever; f

.2. In a machine of the class described,

combination, upperand lower rollers, a drum located at one side and transversely. of said l nally accessible lever and means operatively i connecting said leverfandsaid stem comprisf rollers, gearing between one offsaid rollers'f';

and said drum for operating thelatter'andfincluding ya clutch coaxial 'with said drum, means or resetting said'drum Whentheelements of said clutch are disengaged, and

. means for disengag'ing the elements of saidlclutch including 4a slidable stem acting fon one of said elements, a two-armed .lever mounted adjacent said stern and having its upper end pivoted to said stem, anexternallj' accessible lever and means operatively connecting said externally accessible lever' and the lower end of. said two-armed lever.

computing means including. a chart l'and a.

" part co-acting with' the chart-to indicate 3. In a machine of the class described,`in', combination, length measuring and priceA length and price thereon,l said chart and part v being relatively movable companion elements, a pair of rollers, gearing betweenone ,Y of said rollers and the-movable element of said means including a clutch having relathe movable element of said means vwhen tively movable elements, means for resetting theiclutch 'elements are disengaged, and 1 means'or dislenga'ging the elements of said .clutch including a ls idable stem acting on one of said clutch elements, a two-armed lever mounted adjacent said stem and vhaving its upper end pivoted to-said stem, an externally accessible lever, and means operatively connecting said externally accessible lever and the lovver end of said two-armed lever.

4c.' 1n a. machine of the class described, in

combination, upper and lower rollers, a-

drum located at one side and transversely of said rollers, gearing` between one of said roll-' ers and said -drum Jfor operating the latter and including a clutch co-axial' with said drum, means for resetting said drum When the elements of said clutch are disengaged,

and means for disen'gagin .the elements of said clutch includinga sli able stem acting Aon oneof said elements,l a Ntvvo-arrned lever mounted adjacent said stemand having its upper end pivoted tosaid stempan externally accessible lever, a third lever, means of connection between said externally accessible lever and seid third lever for the operation of the leerer, and a link connecting Said third lever and the lower end of said twoarmed lever.

In o machine of 'the class described, in combination, upper enel lower rollers, :i movable support for the upper roller operable to effect its disengagement from the lower roller, :i drum located at one Side and trans-- versely o said rollers, gearing; between one of said rollers and seid drum for operating the latter and including clutch co-exial with smid drinn, means for resetting seid drum when the elements oi said clutch are disen,geggecl7 and ineens for lisengaging the elements of said. clutch including a slidable stem acting on one of said elements, a two armed lever mounted adjacent said stem and having its upper end pivoted tosaid stem, a second lever, means for operating the second lever by the movement of the support for the upper roller, and a link connecting seid second lever and the lower end of said two-armed lever.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witmesses. JOHN C'. GEBHART.

TWitnesses z E. D. PINKERTON, WM E. GARVIN. 

